Users Guide

NOTE: The Single Click all blade update method has the following benets:
• Enables you to update all the components on all the blade servers with minimal clicks.
• All the updates are packaged in a directory. This avoids individual upload of each component’s rmware.
• Faster and consistent method of updating the server components
• Enables you to maintain a standard image with the required updates versions of the server components that can be used to update
multiple servers in a single operation.
• You can copy the directories of updates from the Dell Server Update Utility (SUU) download DVD or create and customize the
required update versions in the Dell Repository Manager (DRM). You do not need the latest version of the Dell Repository Manager
to create this directory. However, Dell Repository Manager version 1.8 provides an option to create a repository (directory of
updates) based on the inventory that was exported from the servers in the chassis. For information on creating a repository using
the Dell Repository Manger see the Dell Repository Manager Data Center Version 1.8 User’s Guide and the Dell Repository
Manager Business Client Version 1.8 User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
Lifecycle Controller provides module update support through iDRAC. It is recommended to update the CMC rmware before updating the
server component rmware modules. After updating the CMC rmware, in the CMC Web interface, you can update the server component
rmware on the Chassis Overview > Server Overview > Update > Server Component Update page. It is also recommended to select all
the component modules of a server to be updated together. This enables Lifecycle Controller to use its optimized algorithms to update the
rmware, reducing the number of reboots.
To update the server component rmware, using the CMC Web interface, click Chassis Overview > Server Overview > Update > Server
Component Update.
If the server does not support the Lifecycle Controller service, the Component/Device Firmware Inventory section displays Not
Supported. For the latest generation servers, install the Lifecycle Controller rmware and update the iDRAC rmware to enable the
Lifecycle Controller service on the server. For earlier generation servers, this upgrade is not possible.
Normally, the Lifecycle Controller rmware is installed using an appropriate installation package that is executed on the server operating
system. For supported servers, a special repair or installation package with an .usc le extension is available. This le enables you to install
the Lifecycle Controller rmware through the rmware update facility available on the native iDRAC Web browser interface.
You can also install Lifecycle Controller rmware through an appropriate installation package executed on the server OS. For more
information, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide.
If Lifecycle Controller service is disabled on the server, the Component/Device Firmware Inventory section displays
Lifecycle Controller may not be enabled.
Server Component Update Sequence
In case of individual component updates, you must update the rmware versions for the server components in the following sequence:
• iDRAC
• Lifecycle Controller
• Diagnostics (optional)
• OS Driver Packs (optional)
• BIOS
• NIC
• RAID
• Other components
NOTE
: When you update the rmware versions for all the server components at one time, the update sequence is handled by
Lifecycle Controller.
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